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Year-over-year Canadian towable retail sales declined 25.9% in May and 17.5% for the first five months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. All categories were down in May, as the sector has registered negative sales totals every month this year compared with 2013. Results by segment showed: • Sales in the travel trailer sector fell […]

If you ask Randy Hendrickson, there’s never been a better time to be in the property management industry, especially if you specialize in outdoor recreation properties. “I’ve been in the industry for 17 years and I’ve never seen it more vibrant, more active or more full of potential,” he told Woodall’s Campground Management. “I get a little […]

Dave Bane, president and owner of Tom Raper RVs, recently presented a check for $15,000 to the Fisher House at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base following a tour of the Dayton, Ohio facility. The Fisher House is one of 64 facilities that provide a free, safe, home-away-from-home for military patients and their families while they receive […]

A free webinar will help dealers understand the many facets of the workers compensation policy and what’s at stake when they are uninformed. Through a partnership with online marketing firm KPA, the Mike Molino RV Learning Center will present the webinar at noon EDT on July 24, According to a press release, RV dealers’ participation in the […]

Lazydays RV announced Russ O’Connor Sr. as the president of its prestigious “Crown Club” at its Tampa, Fla. location, according to a press release. With more than 17 years of RV industry experience, O’Connor brings deep understanding of luxury RVs, sales management expertise and carries a great emphasis on the customer’s experience. The Lazydays Crown Club […]

Will Mishler is a 15-year-old student at Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind. In September 2012, he suffered a football injury that resulted in a doctor visit. He was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a rare form of nerve cancer. Within weeks, Mishler was transported to Riley’s Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis for an open thoracotomy to remove the baseball-sized […]

Extending a yearlong trend, retail towable sales remained flat in May, up 1.2%, and showed a 4.9% gain for the first five months. According to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc., results showed: • Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 2.5% for the month and 7.1% year-to-date. • Fifth-wheel registrations dipped 0.4% in May, […]

  Editor’s Note: The following column, authored by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman Jeff Hirsch and appearing in the July issue of RV Executive Today, relates the efforts by RVDA to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) policies on dealer-assisted financing. We’re over six months into the year now, and many of us are evaluating inventory […]

RVs have long had a doddering, unhip and mostly unglamorous image in American pop culture — think Randy Quaid’s home on wheels in the classic Christmas Vacation, a creaking, rusty bucket of bolts that was an eyesore and punch line throughout the film. Harrison Ding is poised to forever change that image. As reported by The Street, Ding’s firm, Global […]

Camper Jay Conner of Billings, Mont., was road weary as he and his wife made their way across Northern California’s  U.S. 395. They thought they had a ways to go to find their next campground. Then, they saw that familiar yellow Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) sign. “It was a great delight to find this new […]